特朗普和梅拉尼娅在就职典礼前推出模因币，引起伦理专家的警惕

即将上任的第一对夫妇在当选总统唐纳德·特朗普就职典礼前夕推出了一对表情包硬币，纸面价值已达数十亿美元。

President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, each launched their own cryptocurrency in the final hours of the Trump presidency, a move that has alarmed ethics experts and even some in the crypto industry.

唐纳德·特朗普总统和他的妻子梅拉尼娅在特朗普总统任期的最后几个小时各自推出了自己的加密货币，此举引起了道德专家甚至加密行业的一些人士的警惕。

Trump announced his meme coin, $TRUMP, in a social media post Friday, promising to America the “crypto capital of the planet.” Melania launched her cryptocurrency $MELANIA in a post Sunday.

特朗普周五在社交媒体上发布了他的模因币 $TRUMP，向美国承诺成为“地球的加密之都”。梅拉尼娅在周日的一篇文章中推出了她的加密货币 $MELANIA。

Trump’s meme coin skyrocketed over the weekend and was trading at more than $70 by Sunday afternoon, according to CoinGecko. However, the president’s coin nosedived to $40 after Melania revealed her own coin. It has since recovered some of those losses and was trading around $60 early Monday.

据 CoinGecko 称，特朗普的表情包币在周末飙升，到周日下午交易价格已超过 70 美元。然而，在梅拉尼娅公开自己的硬币后，总统的硬币暴跌至 40 美元。此后，该公司已收复部分失地，周一早盘交易价格约为 60 美元。

$MELANIA was trading just over $12 early Monday, according to CoinGecko.

据 CoinGecko 称，周一早些时候，$MELANIA 的交易价格略高于 12 美元。

$TRUMP is the first cryptocurrency endorsed by the president, who once trashed bitcoin as “based on thin air.” But Trump received strong support from the crypto industry this election after he embraced crypto and promised to make America the “crypto capital of the planet.”

$TRUMP 是总统认可的第一种加密货币，他曾将比特币贬为“凭空而来”。但特朗普在拥抱加密货币并承诺让美国成为“地球加密之都”后，在这次选举中得到了加密货币行业的大力支持。

In July 2024, Trump addressed crypto’s largest convention and has since appointed Howard Lutnick, who supports the cryptocurrency company Tether, to run the US Commerce Department. Lutnick is among other crypto enthusiasts appointed to Trump’s next administration.

2024 年 7 月，特朗普在加密货币最大的大会上发表讲话，此后任命支持加密货币公司 Tether 的霍华德·卢特尼克 (Howard Lutnick) 负责美国商务部。卢特尼克是被任命为特朗普下一届政府的其他加密货币爱好者之一。

Now, Trump will not only preside over how the federal government will regulate crypto, he can personally cash in on the outcome.

现在，特朗普不仅将主持联邦政府如何监管加密货币，他还可以亲自从结果中获利。

“I believe it is very dangerous to have the people who are supposed to oversee regulating financial instruments investing in them at the same time,” Richard Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, told CNN. “There’s no precedent for a head of state to launch a personal cryptocurrency.”

明尼苏达大学法学教授理查德·佩因特 (Richard Painter) 告诉 CNN，“我认为，让本应监管金融工具的人同时投资这些金融工具是非常危险的。” “国家元首推出个人加密货币是没有先例的。”

Painter, the top ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush Administration, said the launch of the meme coins just hours before inauguration raises “serious ethical questions about conflicts of interest.”

乔治·W·布什政府的高级道德律师佩因特表示，就职典礼前几个小时推出模因币引发了“有关利益冲突的严重道德问题”。

“The coin’s value could be influenced by his actions or policies once in office, particularly as Trump has said he will be more crypto-friendly, which will likely further inflate the coin’s value at least temporarily,” Painter said.

佩因特表示：“硬币的价值可能会受到他上任后的行动或政策的影响，特别是特朗普表示他将对加密货币更加友好，这可能会至少暂时进一步推高硬币的价值。”

While executive branch employees must follow conflict of interest criminal statutes that prevent them from participating in matters that impact their own financial interests, the law does not apply to the president or the vice president.

虽然行政部门员工必须遵守利益冲突刑事法规，防止他们参与影响其自身经济利益的事务，但该法律不适用于总统或副总统。

The Trump coin was announced on Friday, the final business day before the resignation of Gary Gensler, the outgoing chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and an enemy of the crypto industry. Trump had vowed to replace Gensler, who announced in November he would step down at noon on Inauguration Day.

特朗普币于周五宣布，这是即将离任的美国证券交易委员会主席、加密行业的敌人加里·詹斯勒 (Gary Gensler) 辞职前的最后一个工作日。特朗普曾发誓要接替詹斯勒，后者于 11 月宣布将于就职日中午辞职。

Walter Shaub, the ethics watchdog who clashed with Trump during his first term before stepping down, sounded the alarm about Trump’s second term.

道德监管机构沃尔特·肖布(Walter Shaub)在特朗普第一个任期内与特朗普发生冲突，随后辞职，他对特朗普的第二个任期敲响了警钟。

“America voted for corruption, and that’s what Trump is delivering,” Shaub told CNN in an email. “Trump’s corruption and naked profiteering is so open, extreme and pervasive this time around that to comment on any one aspect of it would be to lose the forest for the trees. The very idea of government ethics is now a smoldering crater.”

“美国投票支持腐败，这就是特朗普所要传达的，”肖布在一封电子邮件中告诉美国有线电视新闻网。 “这次特朗普的腐败和赤裸裸的暴利行为如此公开、极端和普遍，对它的任何一个方面进行评论都将是只见树木不见森林。政府道德的理念现在已经成为一个闷烧的火山口。”

California Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat, said in a post on X that elected officials “must be barred from having meme coins by law,” describing them as “highly speculative and like gambling.”

加利福尼亚州民主党众议员罗·卡纳 (Ro Khanna) 在 X 上发帖称，“法律必须禁止民选官员拥有模因币”，并将其描述为“高度投机性，就像赌博”。

The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

特朗普过渡团队没有立即回应置评请求。

Earlier this month, the Trump Organization announced Trump will not be involved in managing his real estate and branding empire during his first term in office and appointed an outside ethics monitor to keep an eye on company actions. Previous presidents have taken more significant steps to avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of self-dealing, including by putting their businesses in blind trusts.

本月早些时候，特朗普集团宣布特朗普在第一个任期内不会参与管理他的房地产和品牌帝国，并任命了一名外部道德监察员来密切关注公司的行为。历任总统都采取了更重要的措施来避免利益冲突和自我交易的出现，包括将他们的企业置于盲目信托之下。

Anthony Scaramucci, a former Trump official turned critic, said in a post on X that the “most dangerous thing” about the Trump coin is that now “anyone in the world can essentially deposit money” into the bank account of the president of the United States with just a few clicks.

前特朗普官员、后来成为批评者的安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇(Anthony Scaramucci)在X上发表的一篇文章中表示，特朗普硬币的“最危险的事情”是，现在“世界上任何人基本上都可以将钱存入”美国总统的银行账户。只需点击几下即可获得状态。

“Every favor – geopolitical, corporate or personal – is now on sale, right out in the open,” said Scaramucci, who is a supporter of the crypto industry.

加密货币行业的支持者斯卡拉穆奇表示：“一切恩惠——地缘政治、企业或个人——现在都在公开出售。”

Some others in the crypto industry were startled by the timing of the Trump move.

加密行业的其他一些人对特朗普此举的时机感到震惊。

“Trump owning 80% and timing launch hours before inauguration is predatory and many will likely get hurt by it,” Nick Tomaino, a former Coinbase executive, said in a post on X. “Trump should be airdropping to the people rather than enriching himself or his team on this.”

Coinbase 前高管尼克·托马诺 (Nick Tomaino) 在 X 上的一篇帖子中表示：“特朗普拥有 80% 的股份，并将发布时间安排在就职典礼之前，这是一种掠夺性行为，许多人可能会因此受到伤害。”“特朗普应该向人民空投，而不是让自己致富。”或他的团队对此的看法。”

Crypto investor Nic Carter, who has described himself as a Trump supporter, told Politico it is “absolutely preposterous” Trump would do this.

自称特朗普支持者的加密货币投资者尼克·卡特 (Nic Carter) 告诉 Politico，特朗普这样做“绝对是荒谬的”。

The Trump coin’s market capitalization, which is based on the 200 million coins circulating, is capped at $13 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. The meme coin’s

根据 CoinMarketCap 的数据，特朗普币的市值以流通的 2 亿枚硬币为基础，上限为 130 亿美元。模因币的